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==Behind the Scenes== |
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* Like [[Aconite]], belladonna was once believed to be a key ingredient in witches' flying ointment.<ref name="Google Books">[http://books.google.com/books?id=htGD3Y7WNxwC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=aconite+witches+wolves&source=bl&ots=VjL2uk2bNP&sig=qdF2RB_9ejdcPaIq5tw_ZoQTN_0&hl=en&ei=IKM0Tr_yMcjogQfymsCYDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=aconite%20witches%20wolves&f=false Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs]</ref> |
* Like [[Aconite]], belladonna was once believed to be a key ingredient in witches' flying ointment.<ref name="Google Books">[http://books.google.com/books?id=htGD3Y7WNxwC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=aconite+witches+wolves&source=bl&ots=VjL2uk2bNP&sig=qdF2RB_9ejdcPaIq5tw_ZoQTN_0&hl=en&ei=IKM0Tr_yMcjogQfymsCYDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=aconite%20witches%20wolves&f=false Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs]</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:58, 9 January 2015
Belladonna is a mundane plant with magical uses. Fluids from the poisonous plant are used by students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Potions class, where it is a part of their standard potion making-kit. Other names for Belladonna are Atropa, Deadly Nightshade, Deaths Herb, Dwale, and Witch's berry. The seed of the Belladonna plant is purple.
Behind the Scenes
- Like Aconite, belladonna was once believed to be a key ingredient in witches' flying ointment.[1]
- In the Middle Ages, some believed belladonna to be the favourite plant of the devil. [1]